My Gluten-Free Vegan Haven Travel Phrasebook 101 Part 1 (Essential Words You Can Use In Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam)

For a delightful worry-free trip abroad, always arm yourself with an arsenal of essential words.  Trust me... you'll think twice before leaving home without them.


When traveling to Malaysia or Singapore, you might find these words useful:

bread – roti  (roh tih)

celiac – seliak  (seh lee yak)

cheese – keju  (keh joo)

dairy – tenusu  (teh noo soo)   

egg – telur  (tuh loor)

fish – ikan  (eeh kahn)

gluten-free – tanpa gandum  (tahn puh gahn doom)

I am vegan – Saya vegan  (sah yuh vee gahn)

I am vegetarian – Saya vegetarian  (sah yuh ve je ta ree yahn)

I don’t eat – Saya tidak makan  (sa yuh ti da mah kan)

kosher – halal  (hah lahl)

meat – daging  (dah geeng)

milk – susu  (sooh sooh)

nuts –  kacang  (kah chang)

organic - organik  (or gah nik)

soy sauce – kicap soya  (kee chap soh yah)

sugar – gula  (goo luh)

vegetable – sayur  (sah yoor)

wheat – gandum  (gahn doom)

When traveling to the Philippines, you might find these words useful:

bread – tinapay  (tih nah pai)

celiac – celiac

cheese – keso  (keh soh)

dairy – may gatas  (mai gah tahs)

egg – itlog  (it lohg)

fish – isda  (is dah)

gluten-free – walang trigo  (wah lahng trih goh)

I am vegan – Ako ay vegan  (ah koh ai…)

I am vegetarian – Ako ay vegetarian  (ah koh ai…)

I don’t eat – Hindi ako kumakain  (hin dih ah koh koo mah kah in)

kosher – kosher

meat – karne  (kahr neh)

milk – gatas  (gah tahs)

nuts – mani  (mah ni)

organic – organic

soy sauce – toyo  (toh yo)

sugar – asukal  (ah sooh kahl)

vegetable – gulay  (goo lai)

wheat – trigo  (trih goh)

When traveling to Thailand, you might find these words useful:

bread – Khanom Pang  (kah-nohm bahng)
celiac – Gin Kluten Mai Dai  (geen gloo ten MAI DAI)
cheese – Chit  (CHEET)
dairy – Nom Noei  (nohm noo-ee)
egg – Khai  (kai)
fish – Plā  (plaah)

gluten-free – Mai Mi Kluten  (MAI mee gloo-ten)
I am vegan – Pen Je  (ben jay)
I am vegetarian – Pen Je  (ben jay)
I don't eat… – Gin … Mai Dai  (geen … MAI DAI)
kosher – Mai Sai Mu  (MAI sai moo)
meat – Nuea  (noo-ah)
milk – Nom  (nohm)
nuts – Thua  (TOO-ah)
organic – Ahan Insi  (ah-hahn in-see)
soy sauce - Sos̄ Thạ̀wh̄elụ̄xng  (sohs sow choo lee yahng)

sugar – Nam Tan  (nahm dahn)
vegetable - P̄hạk  (pahk)

wheat – Khao Sali  (KAO sah lee)

When traveling to Vietnam, you might find these words useful:

bread – Bánh Mì  (ban mee)
celiac – Dị Ứng Tinh Bột  (yee ung din bot)
cheese – Phô Mai  (fo mai)
dairy – Sản Phẩm Có Sữa  (san fam caw suu-uh)
egg – Trứng  (drung)
fish – Cá  (kah)

gluten-free – Không Tinh Bột  (khom tin bot)
I am vegan – Tôi Ăn Chay  (toy an chai)
I am vegetarian – Tôi Ăn Chay  (toy an chai)
I don't eat… – Tôi Không Ăn…  (toy khom an…)
kosher – Chế Độ Ăn Uống Phù Hợp  (che doo an uu-uhng fuu huhp)
meat – Thịt  (tit)
milk – Sữa  (suu-uh)
nuts – Đậu  (dow)
organic – Hữu Cơ  (hoo guh)
soy sauce – Tương  (too uhng)

sugar – Đường  (duu-uhng)
vegetable – Rau  (raw)

wheat – Mì  (mee)

(some information was taken from www.speaksheets.com)

 For food ideas and everything & anything else in between:

Contact the Gluten-Free Vegan Baker @ myglutenfreeveganhaven@yahoo.com.

The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker is based in Malaysia.